NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Nvidia SHIELD Console
Manufacturer	Nvidia
Released	2015 Q2?
OS	Android TV (based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop")
CPU	Nvidia Tegra X1 (TX1), Big.LITTLE Octa-Core (4 x ARM Cortex A57 CPU cores and 4 x ARM Cortex A53 CPU cores)
Storage	16 GB internal + MicroSD slot for up to 128GB SD card
RAM	3 GB RAM
Display	2160p and 1080p
Graphics	256-core Maxwell GPU
Connectivity	HDMI 2.0 supporting 4K @ 60 Hz output (with HDMI-CEC), Bluetooth 4.0, 2 x USB 3.0 (Type A), 1 x Micro-USB 2.0 port, WiFi (802.11ac 2×2 MIMO), 10/100/1000 Ethernet, IR Receiver
Dimensions	210 x 130 x 25 mm

Devices

Android

NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Nvidia SHIELD Console is an upcoming next-generation Android-based set-top box and game console that will contains a very powerful ARM processor (that should be able to handle the most heavy of Kodi skins). It will be one of the first Android-based media player which features HDMI 2.0 output and is built to handle Ultra HD digital media decoding and output in 4K resolution at 60 Hz, even including 60 frames per second playback of the more recent HEVC (H.265) and VP9 codecs.

Running the Android TV operating system (based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop"), Nvidia SHIELD Console will stand above many of the other Android-based offerings due to Nvidia's strong product support and because it contains more remote friendly versions of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other video service clients supporting videos in 4K resolution, making it a good pairing with Kodi.

Builds

Official Builds

• Development (unstable) builds: http://kodi.wiki/view/Development_builds

Other builds

• SPMC - SPMC is a fork of Kodi (currently built on Helix) and sometimes contains special fixes that are not yet in the official builds. Users who are unsure of which version to use should normally try out the official Kodi builds first and see how it runs, and if they have issues then try SPMC.

Installing Kodi

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Launching Android Apps from within Kodi

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Controls

Bluetooth remote

• Nvidia SHIELD Remote [1]

Integrated IR Reciever

• Logitech Harmony Remotes are supposedly supported by Nvidia?

CEC

Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi?

USB

USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC IR dongle, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will likely show up as a keyboard type input.

USB Keyboards

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USB Infrared Remotes

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USB Gamepads

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Flirc

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Other bluetooth devices

It should be possible to pair other bluetooth controllers and remotes to the Nvidia SHIELD Console. Most of these devices will likely show up as a keyboard type input.

Bluetooth Gamepads

• Nvidia SHIELD Controller [2]

Uninstall Kodi

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Known issues

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Random notes

Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.

• VP9 hardware video decode is supposedly supported at 4K (UltraHD) resolution, such as YouTube source, but not tested in Kodi on Nvidia Tegra X1 (TX1) SoC.
• Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi or by LibCEC?
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See also

• Android hardware
• Android

Links

• Kodi forum thread about the Nvidia SHIELD Console: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=220297
• Nvidia SHIELD Console product page: http://shield.nvidia.com/console
• Nvidia SHIELD development tools, SDK, and other resources for developers: https://developer.nvidia.com/develop4shield
• Wikipedia article on Nvidia SHIELD Console: wikipedia:Nvidia SHIELD Console
  • Wikipedia article on Android TV (OS used on Nvidia SHIELD Console): wikipedia:Android TV